Eysarcoris
# Eysarcoris

Eysarcoris is a genus of shield bugs belonging to the family Pentatomidae, subfamily Pentatominae, and typical of the tribe Eysarcorini.

## Description

Stink bugs of this genus are relatively small (<6 mm in length) and obovate in shape. There is a dense covering of punctures on much of the body. The head and the ventral surface of the thorax are covered with club-shaped hairs.

Eysarcoris belongs to a group of stink bugs (also including Sepontia, Spermatodes and Stagonomus) which have a broad scutellum and an auriculate/spine-like process anterior to the scent gland opening, and do not have a median sulcus in the thoracic sterna.

## Ecology

Eysarcoris are herbivores that live on various plants.

Some Eysarcoris are plant pests: E. guttiger is a pest of soybean and sesame, while E. trimaculatus and E. ventralis are pests of rice.

## Research

The mitochondrial genomes of various Eysarcoris species have been sequenced.

## Species

* Eysarcoris aeneus (Scopoli, 1763)
* Eysarcoris confusus Fuente, 1971
* Eysarcoris distinctus (Schouteden)
* Eysarcoris hispalensis Fuente, 1971
* Eysarcoris lereddii (Le Guillou)
* Eysarcoris luisae Fuente, 1971
* Eysarcoris perlatus Fabricius
* Eysarcoris uniformis Fuente, 1971
* Eysarcoris ventralis (Westwood, 1837) - white spotted bug
